Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 693 · 40 questions

Study tip (Every mistake is a map): Concept gap → relearn and practise; careless slip → add it to your checking list; time problem → plan minutes per mark; misread question → circle key words. Helpful steps: listing your mistakes, redoing wrong sums, asking about doubts, noting weak topics, updating your plan. Unhelpful: hiding the paper, blaming the teacher, giving up the subject. Score as a percentage = marks ÷ total × 100 (26 out of 50 → 52%).

1. 1.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
3. 3.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
15. 15.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
29. 29.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes

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